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Table 4.5dAmong adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent of their health providers who always explained things clearly, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2003

State

Percent

Standard error

Alabama

69.2

1.1

Alaska

70.2

2.4

Arizona

65.5

1.5

Arkansas

67.5

1.3

California

67.7

0.9

Colorado

67.6

1.5

Connecticut

69.9

1.4

Delaware

67.5

1.5

District of Columbia

72.1

2.0

Florida

66.5

0.7

Georgia

67.9

1.0

Hawaii

71.4

2.2

Idaho

66.3

1.8

Illinois

70.7

1.1

Indiana

68.8

0.9

Iowa

67.7

1.3

Kansas

67.9

1.4

Kentucky

67.4

1.1

Louisiana

73.5

1.2

Maine

73.9

1.2

Maryland

67.7

1.2

Massachusetts

73.2

1.2

Michigan

68.5

0.8

Minnesota

69.0

1.1

Mississippi

70.0

1.2

Missouri

68.3

1.0

Montana

74.0

2.2

Nebraska

70.1

1.5

Nevada

65.5

2.0

New Hampshire

70.5

1.4

New Jersey

69.0

1.0

New Mexico

65.1

1.5

New York

67.7

0.8

North Carolina

69.2

0.9

North Dakota

67.1

1.4

Ohio

68.8

0.8

Oklahoma

68.1

1.3

Oregon

68.0

1.5

Pennsylvania

69.0

0.8

Puerto Rico

67.3

2.2

Rhode Island

73.6

2.0

South Carolina

70.4

1.0

South Dakota

69.1

2.4

Tennessee

70.1

1.0

Texas

70.0

0.7

Utah

63.3

1.9

Vermont

76.2

2.2

Virgin Islands

65.8

3.2

Virginia

70.4

1.0

Washington

66.0

1.2

West Virginia

68.6

1.3

Wisconsin

69.5

1.0

Wyoming

73.8

2.2

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.